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Dinita Gohil
Dinita Gohil is a British actress. She is best known for her performance as Amanda in the satirical film ''Greed'' (2019), and on-stage as Viola in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Twelfth Night'' (2017–2018). Early life Dinita Gohil was born in Hodge Hill, Birmingham. She was educated at Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, and later studied Spanish and French language at Royal Holloway, University of London. Gohil received a Master of Arts from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied acting for three years. Career Before acting, Gohil worked as a translator. In 1999, Gohil began her on-screen acting career in the post-apocalyptic miniseries, '' The Last Train'' as Anita Nixon. In 2017, Gohil played Sajani in the National Geographic documentary and science fiction television series, ''Year Million''. From 2017 to 2018, Gohil played Viola in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Twelfth Night'', written by William Shakespeare. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodge Hill
Hodge Hill is an area 4 miles east of Birmingham City Centre, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The MP of Hodge Hill is currently Liam Byrne. The constituency includes the smaller constituency ward and the wards of Bordesley Green, Shard End and Washwood Heath. Politics A by-election for the parliamentary constituency of Hodge Hill took place on 15 July 2004 after the resignation of sitting MP Terry Davis. It was won by Liam Byrne. The Hodge Hill Ward is currently represented by three councillors on Birmingham City Council. Hodge Hill Ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer. 2004 By-election result Geography The boundaries of the Hodge Hill Ward are defined by the M6 motorway to the north and A4040 outer circle to the west. Hodge Hill Common and the Cole Valley, which are covered by the Kingfisher Country Park, are major areas of open space within the ward. Population The 2001 Population Census recorded 24,825 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Billington (critic)
Michael Keith Billington OBE (born 16 November 1939) is a British author and arts critic. He writes for ''The Guardian'', and was the paper's chief drama critic from 1971 to 2019. Billington is "Britain's longest-serving theatre critic" and the author of biographical and critical studies relating to British theatre and the arts. He is the authorised biographer of the playwright Harold Pinter (1930–2008). Early life and education Billington was born on 16 November 1939, in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, and attended Warwick School, an independent boys' school in Warwick. He attended St Catherine's College, Oxford, from 1958 to 1961, where he studied English and was appointed theatre critic of '' Cherwell''. He graduated with a BA degree. As a member of Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS), in 1959, Billington played the Priest in '' The Birds'', by Aristophanes, his only appearance as an actor, and, in 1960, he directed a production of Eugène Ionesco's ''The Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flack (TV Series)
''Flack'' is a British dramedy television series. The first season, starring Anna Paquin, premiered on 21 February 2019 and consisted of six episodes. On 2 August 2019, the series was renewed for a second season. It was scheduled to premiere on Pop in the U.S. on March 13, 2020, but was removed from the schedule after cutbacks by parent company ViacomCBS. In the UK, the show's website listed the second season as scheduled to run on W that March, before being changed to "Coming Soon". In late March 2020, the first season was made available through the video on demand platforms of Pop's sister network Showtime in the United States, though a confirmation of the network airing the second season has not been made. In June 2020, it was announced that the series would move to Amazon Prime Video for its second season. Series 2 became available for streaming on Prime Video on June 10, 2021. The second season premiered in the UK on 13 April 2020, on W. and consists again of six episodes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clink (TV Series)
''Clink'' is a British television drama series, created by Colin McKeown, which premiered on 5Star on 18 April 2019. The cast include Alicya Eyo, Katherine Rose Morley, Christine Tremarco, and Lu Corfield, and focuses on the lives of the staff and inmates of the fictional women's prison, BPS Bridewell. The series is produced by LA Productions and distributed by the now-defunct Kew Media Group. McKeown serves as executive producer, while the writing team is headed by Sarah Deane. The series went into development in late 2018, in which McKeown worked closely with the LA Productions team, in particular, Justine Potter and Donna Molloy, Head of Development and Head of Production, respectively. Filming took place from January to March 2019 in Huyton, Merseyside. Commissioned for a ten-episode first series, the show marks the first-ever original drama production commissioned for 5Star. A second series of ''Clink'' will not be commissioned by 5Star via distribution company Kew Media G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MotherFatherSon
''MotherFatherSon'' is a British thriller television series starring Richard Gere his first major television role Helen McCrory, Billy Howle, Ciarán Hinds and Elena Anaya. The series broadcast on BBC Two began on 6 March 2019 and ended on 24 April 2019. It averaged 2.69 million viewers. Synopsis A fractured family at the heart of politics and power is pulled together under catastrophic circumstances. Cast and characters * Richard Gere as Max Finch, American newspaper owner and Kathryn's ex-husband * Helen McCrory as Kathryn Villiers, British heiress and Max's ex-wife * Billy Howle as Caden Finch, 30-year-old son of Max and Kathryn * Pippa Bennett-Warner as Lauren Elgood, senior adviser to Max * Sinéad Cusack as Maggie Barns, journalist and ex-political correspondent for the ''National Reporter'' * Diana Kent as Charlotte, Kathryn's mother * Joseph Mawle as Scott Ruskin, who attends the homeless shelter where Kathryn visits and develops a close relationship with her * Paul Read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moving On (TV Series)
''Moving On'' is a British anthology television series, created and executive produced by Jimmy McGovern, which consists of a series of standalone contemporary dramas, each focusing on a pivotal turning point in the life of one or more of the characters in the featured episode. The first episode aired on BBC One on 18 May 2009, and since, a total of 65 episodes have been broadcast. As of 2022, there has been no confirmation of a thirteenth series. History The series was created by screenwriter Jimmy McGovern, known for his works on series such as '' Cracker'' and '' The Lakes''; however it was notable for being his first project for daytime television. A single series of five episodes was commissioned by the network, with guest stars in this series including Sheila Hancock, Lesley Sharp, Richard Armitage, Dervla Kirwan, Joanne Froggatt and Ian Hart. Although originally broadcast in an early-afternoon slot, less than a month after their initial airing, the series was repeated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Girl
''Our Girl'' is a British television military drama series, written and created by Tony Grounds, first broadcast on BBC One on 24 March 2013. The series initially starred Lacey Turner as Molly Dawes, a young working-class woman, who joins the British Army after deciding her life is going down the drain. Following the feature-length pilot episode, a full series of five episodes was commissioned, commencing broadcast on 21 September 2014. Turner left her role after the first series, and was replaced by Michelle Keegan as the lead character, Lance Corporal Georgie Lane. The second five-episode series began airing on 7 September 2016. An extended third series, comprising 12 episodes, was commissioned in 2017. The first four episodes, known as the ''Nepal Tour'', began broadcasting on 10 October 2017. The remaining eight episodes aired consecutively from 5 June 2018, with Olly Rix joining the cast as new special forces Captain "Bones" McClyde. In January 2019, it was confirmed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Blood (TV Series)
''New Blood'' is a British television drama series created by Anthony Horowitz and produced by Eleventh Hour Films for BBC One. The first three episodes of the programme were made available on BBC iPlayer on 2 June 2016, ahead of the BBC One premiere on 9 June. It received over 4 million viewers. Synopsis Stefan Kowolski and Arrash Sayyad are junior investigators; both are the children of immigrants. Initially thrown together by chance and common sporting interests, they later discover that they are working two different angles of the same case. Stefan is also attracted to Arrash's sister. Kowolski is a junior investigator with the Serious Fraud Office, while Sayyad is a uniformed constable in London's police service, with ambitions of becoming a detective. In the first case, he secures a second posting as a Trainee Detective Constable (T/DC), having obtained poor reviews in an earlier attempt. Cast The main cast for the first series include: * Mark Strepan as Stefan Kowolsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call The Midwife
''Call the Midwife'' is a BBC period drama series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s and 1960s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Helen George, Bryony Hannah, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Judy Parfitt, Cliff Parisi, Stephen McGann, Ben Caplan, Daniel Laurie, Emerald Fennell, Victoria Yeates, Jack Ashton, Linda Bassett, Charlotte Ritchie, Kate Lamb, Jennifer Kirby, Annabelle Apsion and Leonie Elliott. The series is produced by Neal Street Productions, a production company founded and owned by the film director and producer Sam Mendes, ''Call the Midwife'' executive producer Pippa Harris, and Caro Newling. The first series, set in 1957, premiered in the United Kingdom on 15 January 2012. The series was created by Heidi Thomas, originally based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth who worked with the Community of St. John the Divine, an Anglican religious order, at their convent in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctors (2000 TV Series)
''Doctors'' is a British medical soap opera, first broadcast on BBC One on 26 March 2000. Set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff of both an NHS doctor's surgery and a university campus surgery, as well as the lives of their families and friends. Initially, only 41 episodes of the programme were ordered, but due to the positive reception, the BBC ordered it as a continuing soap opera. ''Doctors'' was filmed at the Pebble Mill Studios until 2004; production then relocated to the BBC Drama Village. Episodes are filmed three months prior to transmission. The soap is typically broadcast on weekdays at 1:45 pm on BBC One and takes three annual transmission breaks across the year; at Easter, during the summer and at Christmas. Since its inception, ''Doctors'' has consistently won the share of viewers in its daytime time slot, and as of 2022, it averages at 1.6 million live viewers in its daytime broadcast. The program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WhatsOnStage
WhatsOnStage.com is a London-based website that provides information about, and offers tickets for, theatrical performances in the United Kingdom. It also organises the annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Founded in 1996, it has been owned by the American company TheaterMania.com since January 2013. Its chief operating officer is Sita McIntosh. See also *WhatsOnStage Awards The WhatsOnStage Awards (WOS Awards), formerly known as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com. The awards recognise performers and productions of British theatre with an emphasis on London's West ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:WhatsOnStage.com 1996 establishments in the United Kingdom Internet properties established in 1996 Theatre information and review websites Theatre in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
